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Apgar Score
Until the early 1950s, physicians had no reliable means of assessing the health of newborns in the critical first minutes of life. As a result of delays in diagnosis, conditions that might...
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Apgar Score
An indication of a newborn infant's overall medical condition.
The Apgar score is based on a series of assessments devised by pediatrician Virginia Apgar (1909-1974) in 1953, and is...
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